Judge, 1891-09-12 · page 3 of 16
Judge — September 12, 1891 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple satirical cartoons and brief commentaries typical of Judge's social humor. **"A Case of Absent-Mindedness"** (left panels): Shows a distracted man forgetting to look in a fellow's boots for valuables, then being told to "Confound them cats!" The joke involves petty theft and household chaos. **"In Salem, Massachusetts"** (center): A dialogue among characters discussing ancestors and witchcraft, playing on Salem's historical witch trial notoriety for comedic effect. **"The Disadvantages and Advantages of It"** (bottom right): Two sketches of a man with a cork leg—one awkwardly positioned on land, one advantageous in water. This pun-based humor mocks disability through physical comedy, typical of period attitudes. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century humor conventions: slapstick, wordplay, and casual mockery of misfortune.
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A CASE OF ABSENT-MINDEDNESS. IN SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS. Miss Enticorte —** That is our earliest ancestor in this country, Reverend Perseverance Enticotte. “* What's that in his hand ?” TTE—** Ilis old-fashioned flint and steel.” GamMELL—"'I see, Just getting ready to light up a witch, probably.” AS IT occurred to anybody that Vassar college rigorously bars her doors against young men, and that that is exclusive and unfair? (eTHE REASON,” says Farmer-governor Jones, “ that Flower is so popular is that there is more money in floriculture than agriculture.” see THE BOOK by Ward McAllister can now be had at second-hand book-stores for thirty cents. Why it should command as-much as that is one of the mysteries. THE DISADVANTAGES AND ADVANTAGES OF IT. Wimple gets along only tolerably well with ——But when he happens to fall intothe his new cork feg—— water he is perfectly at home. s comicbooks.com, {